Supertitles by Kathleen and Paul Zweifel

Copyright 1996

(zweifel@alumni.duke.edu)


OPERA ROANOKE
Presents

L’ORFEO:
Favola in Musica

Libretto by
Alessandro Striggio

Music by
Claudio Monteverdi

Craig Fields
Stage Director

Jan Harrington
Music Director/Conductor

Richard Stone
Continuo Leader/Chitarrone

Supertitles
Paul and Kathleen Zweifel

PROLOGUE

Palace Court of
His Excellency

Duke Francesco
di Gonzaga.

1607
Mantua, Italy
 
 

I greet you, great
Gonzagas, of noble
rank and birth...

Your worthy deeds
are lauded in all
nations of the earth.

I am Music! I yield
solace with my
poesy and lyre...

...and shall the coldest
heart inflame with
ardent passion’s fire.

My golden harp, my
melody arouse
men’s souls to see...

...the courts of
Paradise, to hear
celestial harmony.

Now sing I of Orfeo,
to whose voice wild
beasts did throng...

...and e’en the gates
of Hades came
open to his song.

With Pindar’s and
with Homer’s doth
his poesy belong.

Now list ye to my
music, be it or
sad or gay;

Hush, birds! Cease
babbling, River! Ye
Breezes, fly away!


 These titles were written in Elizabethan English throughout, and were designed for Opera Roanoke's sightlines with three lines to the screen. They can easily be adapted to two-line screens if desired. They can be sent by email or on CD or a floppy in Power Point or RTF, and can also be provided as a hard copy if desired. Cued score provided on a loan basis. For rental information and prices please contact:

Paul Zweifel
6820 Sahalee Circle
Radford, VA 24141
Tel: 540-639-1295
Email: zweifel@alumni.duke.com